Dory Brinker, right, is a student at Cape Cod Community College. She says her fellow students, such as Jennifer Chad, left, are often 50 years younger.

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Christine Dugas
| USA Today

"Retirement job" seems like an oxymoron. And yet a growing number of Americans say that they plan to continue to work during their retirement years.

Unfortunately, finding employers willing to hire them is not easy.

"The elephant in the workplace is still age bias," said Tim Driver, founder and chief executive officer of RetirementJobs.com. "Because of the baby boomers and the lower birth rates of younger people, job supply and demand will eventually favor mature workers. But that is still some time off." ...